The Daily Populous

A 500-pound bear broke into a home in South Lake Tahoe on Friday — and it isn't the first time.

A spokesperson said the bear has damaged dozens of homes and is responsible for more than 150 calls.

The Bear League said it's still waiting to hear back from Fish and Wildlife about a possible sanctuary move. »

Under Florida law, Flowers explained, counties may assess and collect fees for booking people into the jail and/or for their daily occupancy of a cell.

The County Council debated and subsequently opted to charge a $30 “booking fee,” for initial processing and admission to jail.

For example, if a suspect is arrested for shoplifting and brought to jail, the individual may be charged $30 for the entry and incarceration. »

(JTA) — It seemed a slam dunk: The popular conservative cause of banning “critical race theory” in schools, being taken up for a vote in one of the country’s most lopsidedly conservative legislatures.

Then a Democrat, one of just seven in the 60-member Wyoming legislature, stood up Thursday and said he could not support the bill because he was Jewish.

The post After a Jewish lawmaker gave an impassioned speech, Wyoming’s conservative legislature rejected banning critical race theory appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency. »

EL ALTO, Bolivia, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A Bolivian miner has covered his house with sculptures of long-horned devils and other scary creatures, intended as a playful nod to the country's colonial past but which has instead shocked some neighbors who fear a link to occult rituals.

There is an imprint of a black skull on Choque's front door and giant teeth around one window frame, below which an intricately carved dragon lurks.

The colonial masters would show miners images of devils and warn them they would be abducted by the spirits if they refused to work. »